When you can’t have pizza on a regular basis, you have to get creative when you get those pizza cravings! I’ve got some dairy free and soy free mozzarella cheese and I figured there would be no way that I could cover an entire pizza with it, and keep it under $5!

I recalled a Sausage bread that I made years ago…it’s basically homemade pizza crust dough with sausage and jalapenos rolled up with some cheese. (I’m hoping to make it again this summer with jalapenos from the garden…I’m already dreaming about it!)

I thought it would be the perfect way to do pizza with little cheese…and it totally worked!

I used the extra tomato sauce for dipping and the boys couldn’t get enough!!!

Directions

Place the dough ingredients in the bread machine, in the order listed. (By hand directions here.)

While the dough is in the bread machine, prepare the sauce by whisking together the tomato paste with one cans worth of water, and the Italian seasonings and salt and pepper.

Chop the turkey pepperoni and the green peppers.

Preheat the oven to 350. Grease 2 9×5 loaf pans.

Gently knead the dough and divide into 2 dough balls. Toss out a little cornmeal and then roll out each dough ball into a long rectangle that’s about the width of the loaf pan. Add the sauce, turkey pepperoni, chopped green peppers, and shredded mozzarella cheese.

Roll it up and place into the greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Let cool slightly before cutting.

Serve sliced Pizza Bread with dipping sauce and a side of carrot sticks or other veggies.

Cost $4.99

Comments

Looks good! Silly question though- I don’t have a bread maker and have never made my own bread dough before.. could I do this without a bread machine? Just wasn’t sure how the dough making process would go down without that nifty machine so I thought I’d ask!

Or heres a thought, it may run an extra dollar or 2, but those of us who do not have a bread machine or the time or patience to make our own dough..How about those Boboli pizza crusts or the cheaper flat taco crusts

You can get refrigerated ready made pizza and bread dough by the biscuits & cinnamon rolls. I just made homemade bbq chicken pizza for the first time tonight & I loved it! Nobody else would eat it, so I will have lunch for a few days as well. Homemade pizza dough is tasty! I’ll have to try this recipe soon!

Thanks Erin! Been getting the daily emails for awhile now and bought your first cookbook, too. This post gave me the inspiration (motivation?) I’ve been needing to actually use the bread machine that I got for my birthday… back in June… Keep up the great work!

I read a recipe way back for something very similar that was called a strombolli. I love it and so does my family, we change up the toppings and use roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, olives, and turkey pepperoni with mozzarella sauce. I don’t add sauce to mine just roll up the toppings and bake on a cookie sheet (I don’t use a loaf pan). It comes out great! You can really get creative with them and flavor the dough or toppings anyway you want. I have done these with the refrigerated dough and it comes out great that way too! Thank you for the reminder of a great easy and inexpensive meal.

Brenda, there is a newer dairy-free cheese called Daiya that tastes/melts pretty good — my husband said he wouldn’t have known it wasn’t cow’s milk cheese if I hadn’t mentioned it. I paid $5.99 for an 8-oz bag of shredded “cheddar “, so it’s definitely a splurge item, but once in a while I can stand to do it. Their website has a store locator to find out where you can buy it in your area. Hope this helps!

sorry but the by hand method talks about using one 1lb of flour how many cups is that and what are the measurements of wheat & white flour? can we use the same recipe you have here for the dough if doing it by hand?

sorry but the by hand method talks about using one 1lb of flour how many cups is that and what are the measurements of wheat & white flour? can we use the same recipe you have here for the dough if doing it by hand?

Thanks for all the great recipes and great tips. I especially apreciate the dairy free and dairy alternative recipes as I have a granddaughter that has severe dairy allergies. I am always looking for good things that she can eat and you provide easy to follow recipes! Thanks again–Judy Lindsey